SpikeSource has created a web 2.0 platform called SuiteTwo powered by Intel. I was excited to see what they had put together. They offered a free 2 week trial:
Free SuiteTwo Trial…Free two week hosted trial of SuiteTwo, powered by Intel. No installation, no obligation…Experience the 1st fully integrated Web 2.0 suite that delivers tightly integrated industry […]
Marshall Goldsmith - December 2007 Inductee into the Order of the Golden Slacker
Marshall Goldsmith is the December inductee into Slacker Manager’s Order of the Golden Slacker.
Marshall has made outstanding contribution to management and leadership coaching, he is widely published and he is committed to helping people be the best leaders and managers they can be.
Slacker Managers […]
David Zinger recently talked about batting a management 5 for 5, and I thought I’d add my 5 things to his list, and create my own 5 GREAT gifts to share with your team.
Start with Gratitude for a job well done, being as specific as possible with the praise. You like praise. I like praise. […]
Can you mentally move from woe is me as a manager to woo is you focused on followers and customers?
Do you woo? Do you know what woo is?
Here is the description of woo from the Gallup StrengthsFinder 2.0:
Woo stands for winning others over. You enjoy the challenge of meeting new people and getting them to like you. […]
As it’s nearing year end, the time is right for us to talk about performance evaulations, and how we can now whether we, as slacker managers, were successful or unsuccessful in our year’s efforts.
Here’s a list of 5 habits of highly successful slacker managers. To me, slacker managers are those managers that are the most […]
Take the following management quiz to determine if you know your management experts:
The management expert who can help you in one minute is:
Justine A Second
Ken Blanchard
Ben Clock
Wally Ticking
The managment expert who will get you emotional is:
Ima Feeling
Daniel Goleman
Emo Tion
A. M. Ygdala
The management expert who will help you set objectives is:
I. O. B. Ject
Peter Drucker
Rick Scattered
Arthur Ambiguous
The management expert who built a […]
Can you hit 5 for 5?
I have always liked the number 5. Perhaps it was because I could count that high on one hand.
Here are 5 for 5 hits that we can use to bat 1000 in management.
1. High Fives. Make sure each day that you take 5 moments to pass on at least 5 […]
As a manager, I’m sure you realize your team is the biggest contributor to your success. You realize that we power is more than me power, and that it’s the team that’s irreplaceable, and not you.
So how do you give them the thanks they deserve, without blowing the budget?
WARNING: The meaning behind the gift is […]
STOP! No more books about employee motivation with a carrot or batch of carrots on the cover.
I am sick of carrots and sticks.
Don’t treat me like an elephant.
Carrot and stick (also spelled “carrot-and-stick”) is an idiom used to refer to the act of rewarding good behavior and punishing bad behavior. The carrot represents the edible reward, […]
Andre Gaulin writes a relatively new management blog called Damn Good Manager. He says DGM “is decicated to helping fellow managers make good decisions and become the type of leader that employees only dream of.” Awesome purpose Andre!So I was browing around DGM, and came across Managing a Manager’s Time, an insightful article on how […]
I believe that there is no such thing as positive or negative feedback. The positive or negative impact of feedback is based less on what we say than on our reasons for saying it and how we say it. The person receiving feedback can always use the feedback in a constructive manner.
How do you give […]
You’re probably thinking, “There’s no way I can do a meaningful performance review of my associates in just 2 weeks?” Allow me to share a little secret with you: you can do it, but it’s going to take some work. Hopefully you, like me, saves most of your important sent messages in folders for each […]
No doubt you, like me, are VERY busy. Too busy to go back to school to get an advanced degree, but still wanting to learn what it takes to be as smart as a 5th grader, er, I mean as smart of a manager as you can be. I’ve thought about going back to school […]
Trevor Gay is a management expert, having spent 35 years in the health care field, with many as a manager, and now shares his wisdom at Simplicity is the Key. Trevor shared on article all about the difference between good bosses and bad bosses that really resonated with me. He listed some of the qualities of his […]
Here is your list of Management Zingers - essential posts managers need to read.
Get on the Zinger management bus. You can click on the person listed at the start of each snippet to read the full article. The section in italics is a short verbatim sample from the post.
Matthew Kelly who wrote The Dream Manager was interviewed […]
Paving the path of least resistance, so you don't trip and fall.
Written by David Zinger [email], and Phil Gerbyshak [email] for b5media.
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